After the dog eats preservatives, he first needs to eat and drink without food to avoid increasing the burden on the gastrointestinal tract, and then the dog needs to be immediately fed with soapy water or diluted hydrogen peroxide to induce vomiting. If the dog eats a small amount, you can observe it after inducing vomiting. If the dog does not appear abnormal, there is no need to worry. If your dog eats a large amount and develops symptoms such as vomiting, diarrhea, lethargy, etc., you need to take the preservatives and the dog to the pet hospital for examination and treatment in time.
1. Inducing vomiting
Because preservatives may cause gastrointestinal mucosal ulcers in dogs, and may even cause gastric perforation in dogs, so once a dog is found to have eaten preservatives You need to give it soapy water or diluted hydrogen peroxide immediately to induce vomiting. Before feeding, you need to restrain the dog, separate the upper and lower jaws of the dog with your hands, pour the prepared emetic agent into the base of the tongue or deep in the mouth, then slowly release your hands and let the dog swallow on its own. When using hydrogen peroxide to induce vomiting, special attention needs to be paid to its dosage, because hydrogen peroxide has strong oxidizing properties and too high a concentration may cause serious damage to the gastrointestinal tract.
2. Seek medical attention in time
If the dog has eaten a lot of preservatives and has symptoms such as vomiting, diarrhea, lethargy, etc., then you need to take the dog to the pet hospital for treatment in time. , otherwise the dog’s life is likely to be in danger. When taking the dog to the pet hospital, the owner needs to check the ingredients of the preservative or bring the preservative, inform the pet doctor, and then take corresponding detoxification drugs for treatment.
3. Precautions
When feeding dogs, it is necessary to place toxic substances such as preservatives, rat poison, mosquito repellent, and cockroach poison out of reach of dogs. To avoid being poisoned by dogs accidentally eating.